Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is an experimental, hands-on museum designed to
spark curiosity—regardless of your age or familiarity with science.
There are hundreds of exhibits to touch, pick up, and tinker with. Your
curiosity can be your compass to endless discoveries!
Housed within the walls of San Francisco's landmark Palace of Fine
Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage of hundreds of interactive
exhibits in the areas of science, art, and human perception.
The Exploratorium stands in the vanguard of the movement of the
"museum as educational center." It provides access to, and information
about, science, nature, art, and technology.
This unique museum was founded in 1969 by noted physicist and
educator Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, who devoted his efforts to it—and was
its director—until his death in 1985. From 1991 until 2005, the museum
was led by renowned French scientist and educator Dr. Goéry Delacôte.
In May 2006, nationally known science education and policy expert Dr.
Dennis M. Bartels was named Executive Director.